Thread: Development of the DB601A Engine mounted gun.
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Old 20th July 2021, 16:45
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Re: Development of the DB601A Engine mounted gun.
I did read that the original intention was to have an engine-mounted cannon on the Bf.109C, but that never happened either. Seeing the comment on space for the drum, I wonder if the intention was not to use the drum-fed MG.FF but rather the MG.151, which also was running late. As a side-effect, the He.100 was designed for three MG.151s, so wold have had a very weak armament (2x7.9mm mgs) had it ever actually reached production for 1940.
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